Chaz Bono's documentary will premiere on the Oprah Winfrey Network this year, it has been confirmed.

Becoming Chaz, which documents the "emotional and physical transition" of Cher's son from woman to man, will be screened in May.

"We are proud to present this heartfelt and honest portrayal of Chaz's personal transformation to our viewers," said the network's chief executive officer Lisa Erspamer.

The project premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2011. Chaz confirmed that he was in the process of changing his gender back in 2009, and legally changed his gender and name in May 2010.

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OWN has also confirmed that Christy Turlington Burns's pregnancy documentary No Woman, No Cry and Louder Than A Bomb, revolving around the world's largest youth slam poetry competition, will premiere on the network this year.